MEANING-MAKING OF HEDGES IN THE GOSSIP COLUMN OF THE JAKARTA POST
The present study investigates the use of hedges (vague language) as the meaning-making practice in the gossip column of the Jakarta Post. The daily newspaper is chosen due to pragmatic purposes, accessibility, and its national coverage. Adapting the framework of Lakoff (1973), Holmes (1990) and Hyl...
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| Language: | English |
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Universitas Gadjah Mada
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Humaniora |
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| Online Access: | https://jurnal.ugm.ac.id/jurnal-humaniora/article/view/8717 |